This article contains a collection of beautiful sketchbook pages to help high school students studying a range of qualifications, including GCSE, A Level and IB Visual Art. The collection includes sketchbooks completed by students as well as artist sketchbooks. Pages have been selected to demonstrate different sketchbook presentation techniques as well as to indicate the variety of layout styles possible. Descriptions underneath each image provide tips and guidance, outlining the successful aspects of each page.
An A Level Sketchbook page by Louis Trew from Bideford College, Devon, United Kingdom:
An A Level Sketchbook page by a student from Chalfonts Community College, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (image sourced from Dan China):
An A2 Art sketchbook page by Ruth Beeley:
An A2 Art sketchbook page by Lucy Luu:
An AS Art Sketchbook page by Charlotte Taylor:
An A Level Fine Art sketchbook page by Sally Al Nasser:
An AS Level Art sketchbook by David Wasserman from Monks Dyke Tennyson College, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom:
Two International GCSE Art Sketchbook page ideas by Amiria Robinson:
A sketchbook page by Evie Sudlow:
Artist sketchbook pages by Adebanji Alade:
An IGCSE Art and Design sketchbook page (CIE) by Rebecca Betts of ACG Strathallan College, Auckland, New Zealand:
Advanced Higher Art sketchbook pages (SQA) by Catherine Larsson-Wolfe:
Another IGCSE Art and Design sketchbook page (CIE) by Rebecca Betts of ACG Strathallan College, Auckland, New Zealand:
An NCEA Level 3 Painting Scholarship workbook page, sourced from NZQA:
An AS Level sketchbook page by Jack Broad:
An IGCSE Art and Design (CIE) preparatory work by Georgia Shattky, from ACG Parnell College, Auckland, New Zealand:
An A Level sketchbook page by Sophie Antoniou from King Alfred School, London, United Kingdom:
An IB Art Investigation Workbook by Imogen Reeves:
AS Level Art and Design sketchbook page by Iona Skinner:
A sketchbook page created as a teacher example for IGCSE / GCSE students by Heather Garland:
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The examples above have been collected specifically for those who specialise in Painting and Related Media / Fine Art. Other collections will soon be available to inspire Photography, Graphic Design, Sculpture and 3D Design, Textiles and Fashion students.
If you would like to understand what should be within a high school Art sketchbook and how to annotate a sketchbook, please read: Tips for Producing an Amazing GCSE or A Level Art Sketchbook.
If you are looking for creative ideas for use of media within sketchbooks (such as exciting materials to draw upon and ideas for creating backgrounds) please read our series of articles: How to Make Your Art Project Exciting: Inventive use of Media!
This article was written by Amiria Robinson. Amiria has been a teacher of Art & Design and a Curriculum Co-ordinator for seven years, responsible for the course design and assessment of Art and Design work in two high-achieving Auckland schools. Amiria has a Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Architecture (First Class Honours) and a Graduate Diploma of Teaching. She is a CIE Accredited Art & Design Coursework Assessor. Follow Amiria on Google+
